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The bestseller BUILDING WITH RECLAIMED MATERIALS was published ten years ago and this anniversary will be remembered suitable in 2009 with this extra thick anniversary edition.

A completely new book, with a full overview of what can be found amongst “construction antiquarians” today: magnificent old wooden floors and weathered natural flagstones, distinctive terracotta tiles, historic mantelpieces, antique plumbing fixtures and fittings, roof tiles, ...

Classic living in all its aspects: from a restored, intimate farmhouse to a stately home, from a distinctive country estate to a timeless apartment.

The reader will undoubtedly find a lot of inspiration for the design and furnishing of his own classic interior on the basis of twenty projects from prominent interior design experts.

The choice of the right colours and fabrics is one of the main items in the creative process of every interior designer.

This voluminous reference book gives a complete overview of the current colour and fabric trends. The attention is mainly given to traditional painting and exclusive fabrics for decorating windows, chairs and floors.

This handbook includes all the classics but also less common materials for floor and wall coverings: natural stone, wood, ceramic tiles, carpets, wallpaper, but also poly-concrete, linoleum, vinyl, rubber, synthetic resin, glass, ...

An overview is given of the current market for floors and walls, in hundreds of inspiring examples from renowned interior architects and designers.

An inexhaustible source of inspiration for anyone wanting to have a new kitchen installed. This complete new edition is even more varied than the previous editions with recent kitchen installations in classic, rural, timeless and contemporary minimalist styles.

A lot of attention is also paid to all the materials used, types of finish and the most recent kitchen appliances in the top segment.

Competitions are among the most exciting occurrences in the field of architecture. It provides designers unique opportunities to pitch their work across the globe. This title features entries of different typologies for various individual competitions as well as today’s main contemporary architectural competitions. For these, like the planning for the grounds of the World Trade Center in New York, the most significant contributions are presented.

Competition entries are the original architectural concepts, which usually on the way to becoming completed buildings are subject to many changes and compromises – and sometimes are not built at all. They dive into the heart of unrestricted creativity and offer astounding insights into the inner world of architectural creativity. It is from competitions that new ideas and tendencies are emerging. The exciting possibilities which architecture of today has to offer are presented here by means of texts, renderings and planning material.

The Complete Pebble Mosaic Handbook is the most complete sourcebook for enthusiasts and landscape designers -- an accessible and illustrated guide that covers materials, design, tools and techniques.

The book lists the best sources to find or buy pebbles; how to choose and test pebbles for strength and quality; and which materials to avoid. There are practical instructions for ensuring the mosaic can withstand frost, foot and vehicle traffic, pollutants, and water.

The book explains in detail the principles of creating walkways and patios, precast slabs, fountains, pools, and cascades. Illustrated sample projects are followed step-by-step. Designing is also fully explained whether using simple sketches or professional graphic design software.

A showcase of pebble mosaic from around the world by leading artists demonstrates the craft's vast creative potential. In addition, a section of design ideas features many popular subjects and patterns including animals, heavenly bodies, spirals, borders, floral, fish, flowers, and many more.

The book takes a comprehensive approach to the complex process of Planting Design. It shows how to choose and combine plants for specific effects: for year-round colour and interest; for drama and movement; and to overcome site difficulties. From initial vision to finished planting, the book clearly explains the practical steps, considerations, opportunities and decisions that need to be taken. This process can be applied to readers' own gardens, and it will also allow them to take their skills further into other people's gardens.

Every building is composed of parts, or components, that may be organized in various ways.

For example, there are different ways to configure walls so that they perform their primary functions – bearing, dividing, and sheltering – in an optimal manner.

This book presents the most common load-bearing systems, such as plate, massive, and skeleton construction, and describes their impact on the structure as a whole. It explains how spaces can be vertically or horizontally connected and assembled into larger wholes. The individual elements, such as floor slabs, roofs, openings, and foundations, are described together with their functions and the various possibilities for connecting them.

The book goes beyond the wealth of possible detail to demonstrate the basic principles of detailing. Numerous specially prepared drawings set forth the principles of components and then illustrate them with reference to realized projects.

Creativity as a motor of architecture is expressed in each of the designs of this book, showing their functionality and adaptation to the environment. This book follows the whole creative process of each building, paying special attention to their evolution from their conception to their construction. Each step is illustrated with photographs, plans and construction details. Each of these internationally important works is explained by its designer.

Concrete is the building material of our time. Celebrated on the one hand, stigmatized on the other, hardly any other material combines such contradictory associations. Its vast potential cannot be overestimated, ever new applications and possibilities make it a very popular and valuable building material today. When combined with other materials in particular, concrete displays a seemingly limitless flexibility in texture, utilization and shape.

The contemporary projects from around the world presented in this volume provide impressive testimony to the many faces of concrete and the great design potential it possesses. The book features images, drawings, facts and texts that highlight the continued relevance and inimitable fascination of this unique building material.

From the contents:

_Clyfford Still Museum in Denver, USA (Allied Works Architecture)
_Celosia Residence in Madrid, Spain (MVRDV)
_Bridging Tea House in Beijing, China (Fernando Romero)
_Stone Sculpture Museum in Bad Münster, Germany (Tadao Ando)
_Peres Peace House in Tel Aviv, Israel (Massimiliano and Doriana Fuksas)